safety curtain
noun
: an asbestos or metal theater curtain to be lowered in case of fire
Word History
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above
- contra-ion
- contraband
- contraband of war
- contrabandage
- contrabandages
- contrabandist
- contrabandists
- contrabands
- contrabass
- contrabass clarinet
- contrabasses
- contrabassist
- contrabassists
- contrabassoon
- contrabassoonist
- contrabassoonists
- contrabassoons
- contrabassos
- contraception
- contraceptions
- contraceptive
- contraceptives
- contraclockwise
- contract
- contract (for)